Role of Advertisements on the Promotion of Use of Bio-fertilizers in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, India

Authors

  • Sathiyabamavathy Kaliyan Avinshilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore 641 043
  • Sekhar Chinnaiah Department of Agricultural and Rural Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.4.31.6396-6400

Keywords:

Advertisement, Bio-Fertilizers, Awareness Creation, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

In recent days, Bio-Fertilizers are gaining importance as organic input in sustainable agriculture and its applications. Since the excessive application of chemical fertilizers at field affects the physical properties of soil such as infiltration, soil aeration, soil structure and bulk density, its applications are slowly replaced or it is reduced to certain extent and the farmers had the habit of applications of Bio-Fertilizers. To gain its applications, promotional measures become imperative. In order to promote Bio-Fertilizers among the farmers, the leading producers have been using many sales promotional activities.One such promotional activity is "Advertising". This paper investigates the role of advertisements in creating awareness about the use of Bio-Fertilizers.

References

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Published

2020-08-16

How to Cite

Kaliyan, S., & Chinnaiah, S. (2020). Role of Advertisements on the Promotion of Use of Bio-fertilizers in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Extension Education, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.4.31.6396-6400

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Vol. 31 No. 4 (2019): Journal of Extension Education

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Research Article

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